GM McKenzie interview transcript

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie met with local reporters today to discuss the state of the team, including suspended middle linebacker Rolando McClain, the team’s long-term approach and how he feels about how the Raiders have played this season. Here is the entire transcript:

Q: How frustrating has this been for you to see this team that has not met your hopes or expectations?
A: I mean, you know, going into this thing from the offseason, I knew what road was in front of me and how we had to attack this thing. And as we all know, it’s been well-documented, mostly by you guys, about what I had in front of me, including the players and coaches, what we all had in store. Now, with that being said, when Mark Davis and I began this quest, and talked about the future of the Raiders, and that’s my ultimate goal, is to build this thing, into a consistent playoff contender and a Super Bowl winner. And we both agreed that we’re going to build this thing the right way. Now, going into this training camp, I liked the prospects of the way it was going. I knew where the talent level was, and I knew we didn’t have depth to lose players, not one, because I knew it was going to be a drop off. That’s without a doubt. But to be where we are now, at 3-8, disappointing. And that’s, you know, don’t want to be here. I know the fans are not happy, I’m not happy, the coaches, I know the players are not happy. Nobody wants to be, you know, this was a terrible November. This November was just, I mean, it’s a bad November. Now, you kind of knew, in September, beginning of the season, going to struggle a little bit. But the November part of the season has not been good at all. And that cannot continue to happen. And it’s our job to fix it, starting with me. Player-wise, and the coaches trying to get the situations fixed. You guys see it. Big plays kill us on defense. It’s hard to win when you’re giving up big plays on defense. It’s hard to win on defense that way. So, to answer your question, I was not looking at this as being a, at this point, 3-8. At this point. No.

Q: Played great game at Atlanta but since then, been a huge drop-off. How does that happen?
A: If I could put my finger on it, I would fix it myself. But, when you look at tape, how we attacked Atlanta, how we stopped the run, how we did not give up big runs. When you count the number of big plays in that game, you can start with that, and how we played on defense. That’s why we were in that game. But since then, if you look at game by game, and see the big plays, now, our D-line is not getting knocked around the ball. We’re stout up front. But when you talk about run game, run defense, the one thing that you worry about is getting knocked around up front. And our guys are not. But the bottom line is, the gaps. I mean, yeah, that’s fixable, but you can’t let it happen. So, that’s part of it right there. That and a big pass play, especially on third down, when you think you can get off the field. Too many of those since then, especially in November.

Q: Gaps a coaching issue, disconnect with the scheme and the players? What have you seen as being the problem?
A: Well, seeing that I’ve played, I know some of my responsibilities and you watch practice, a lot of that is on the players — just do your job. Just do your job. You can’t, if you’re going to attack, shed off the block, be responsible for this gap. And it’s been preached — this is your job, this is your gap. Most of it is that…
Now sometimes I’m sure certain plays call for whether it’s a slant, whether it’s this. Now that’s a call. A guy, you call a play, are you slanting, are you blitzing? Maybe that takes them out because whether we weren’t good enough to beat a guy across his face or whether it wasn’t the right call at that time. But for the most part it’s just being able to do our job. So you can live with that because you can fix it. You can coach it up and say, hey, you know what you did. The my bads get kind of old after a while, you know.

Q: They’ve been talking about gap discipline here for years, so is it something that’s innate with the players? Warren Sapp complained about it when he was here.
A: Everybody wants to make a play, so you try to beat a guy around the opposite way. I understand that. But from a consistent basis, the guy next to you or the guy behind you, everybody has to be on the same page. You spoke of Warren Sapp, but I’m pretty sure his teammates knew what he may do so you have to compensate for that. But is it innate? I couldn’t tell you that. Now you know some players get used to what they do, yeah. But that’s what this whole my quest to change the culture of this thing … that part of it you can’t just change overnight because you can’t just change a guy. Some guys you just can’t change.

Q: What kind of job has Dennis Allen done as head coach?
A: I’m still pleased with Dennis. It’s like, I’m a rookie in this thing, Dennis is a rookie in this thing. So I’m sure he has some rookie mistakes but overall I’m happy with Dennis.

Q: So, no matter what, he’s safe for next year?
A: You know what, guys? Players, coaches, my scouts, I don’t care, the equipment guy, I’m not going to get after … from a standpoint of who’s safe, who’s in or out. I don’t like to discuss anything during the season. It’s my job to evaluate this team, and that’s done on a weekly basis. So, at the end of this thing, I have my evaluation of not only coach Allen but every player and my thoughts of every coach. But that’s a season evaluation. That’s what I feel about that.

Q: You talked about it being a long road to building a competitive team. In what areas are you further along on that road?
A: You’re talking about from a players standpoint or organization? Well it was my number one job really to get what I feel is the backbone of the football team, my scouting department. I think I’m further along in that area than anything else.

Q: Have you moved further along in terms of the roster? Do you feel you’re closer to having a competitive roster than you were when you got here?
A: When I got here? When I got here it was millions and millions of dollars over the cap. I’m trying to figure out how to make these decisions from a cap standpoint. When that plays such a role into your decision-making … some players you would like to keep if you have the money. But in the beginning of my statement when I talked about, here’s what you dealt with, Mark told me, ‘Here’s what we got. Here’s what we’re going to have to deal with for this first year. Here’s your draft picks, here’s the money.’ Totally understand that. Now it’s my job to figure out how you’re going to manipulate it. Am I further along? Yes. We’re under the cap, we trimmed the guys that we had to. But, guys, this thing is going forward. We’re going to get better from here on out, especially in the player personnel department. That’s my quest, and we get on that, really, on a weekly basis.

Q: When do you step in on a player like Rolando McClain?
A: I step in from point one. Dennis and I talk on a daily basis numerous times and I talk to Mark on a every other day basis all the time. We’re all communicated and all on the same page. Everything that came out of his mouth, I could have repeated it also. Coach Allen is the guy who will have to be in front of that team. I want him to be in charge of those players.

Q: Will coach Allen evaluate assistant coaches after season?
A: He is going to have an evaluation, absolutely. Am I going to have an evaluation also? Absolutely. Absolutely.

Q: The call for the staff will be Allen’s?
A: With my input. You’re talking about scheme and all that. I want to know everybody who is on the short list, long list. That’s just the way it goes guys. This is my football team. It’s not a dictatorship by any means but it’s my football team and I’m responsible. We have a great line of communication, so that’s not going to be an issue guys, at all. It really isn’t. It’s my job to evaluate the situation and I’m going to get that done. We’re going to do it the right way. I can’t build a team without effectively evaluating what’s going on. You have to do it the right way, week to week. That’s why the month of November … we have five weeks to correct that. I’ll be doing some evaluations in those five weeks.

Q: Any regrets not leaving offense alone since zone blocking didn’t work so well?
A: When you’re talk about leaving the offense be, you’re talking leaving all the coaches be and you’re saying that’s going to guarantee the same results. You don’t know that. Whether it’s power scheme, zone scheme, to me, it’s all about knocking people off the ball, winning battles up front. I don’t care what kind of scheme it is. Either it’s a good run call or a bad run call. It comes down to those type of things instead of just scheme. You have to mix it up, which we have been doing, especially as of late. Players got to win some battles too, physically.

Q: How would you characterize Mark Davis’ level of frustration?
A: Like I said at the beginning, Mark and I talk all the time. The bottom line is, we want to see progress. That November month nobody was pleased with. Nobody. He and I discussed that quite a bit trying to put the finger on it. But we want to see better play. We have five games to do it.

Q: Do you now have cap flexibility to make moves you need to in offseason?
A: Some yeah. We should be in good enough situation to do some things. To do a lot of great things? We don’t have great room, but we’ve got … Guys, I mean what happened this offseason, I don’t wish that on anybody, maybe the other teams in our division. That was a struggle, especially coming in here as a rookie GM. I remember talking to Ted Thompson. His rookie year he was able to get Charles Woodson. I would have liked to have done that. I talked to guys all around the league. I didn’t realize what the situation, how difficult and what other people thought about it. When you get the job people call and say, ‘What are you going to do with that cap? You’re all what over the cap. How are you going to do that?’ We can get it done because you got to. But they didn’t want to wish that on me. But guys, that part right there I’m not crying over spilled milk. That’s no excuse to have a November because of some of the things we put forth and the way we played in Atlanta. It shows what the players can do, without a doubt. From a consistency thing, finishing drives. Defensively it was probably more disappointing because of the number of big plays time and time. After you stop them and have a great play, good play, then all of a sudden wham. Seven points. Easy. Kind of knocked the wind out of you, especially a team like this. We’re not at that level where we can continue to overcome time and time again.

Q: How much does it hurt that you don’t have an elite pass rusher and how much of a priority will that be?
McKenzie: Two things _ I want to win up front, and that’s on both sides of the ball, with the big boys, but also I want to somehow affect the quarterback position and that’s by with good coverage, and corners and a free safety that’s going to pick ‘em off, or with somebody hitting them upside the head. Pass rush. A good push up the middle and somebody he’s going to be scared of. We’re going try and get, guys, we’re going to try and upgrade at a lot of positions, depth-wise, and get some impact players. That’s going to be on me.

Q: Such a big emphasis in getting guys that you looked inside of and knew they loved football, that it was important to them. Do you think you have close to 53 guys like that? In that area are you pleased?
McKenzie: I hope that the guys come to that. I can’t say that everybody’s just totally like that, no. I really don’t think there’s an NFL team that has 53 guys like that. But the bottom line is that you have the majority of them like that and you’ve go the leadership that is strong that way, so when you’ve got some that deviate, then you’ve got a leader that can get ‘em in check and show ‘em this is the right way to do it. This is how we do it here. So when you look at a Ray Lewis, you can pretty much bet whether it’s a defensive player who’s not totally into it the way he is, I doubt if he’d show it much. You know what I’m saying? Your surroundings. That’s what we’ve got to build. That’s part of the whole culture thing as far as, do you have a coach saying, `don’t do this.’ You don’t want that. You want the players to doggone take it upon themselves and run it. We’re not at that level.

Q: Did you think coming in you had more of those kinds of guys, surprised at the lack of that this year?
McKenzie: You scout guys from other times and you hear about stuff. So I knew some of the players who were in those leadership positions, but I’ve been around the LeRoy Butlers and the Reggie Whites and the Brett Favres, you’re talking about natural leaders that the team is going to do it that way. I can’t say that I had that. Knowing that coming in, no one came to me and told me, hey, you got a great leader in that, no, so to answer that question, no, I didn’t know going in that I had a bunch of great leaders, no, I didn’t.

Q: How about now? Have any emerged that you’ve noticed?
McKenzie: I’ve seen some guys show with some leadership qualities now. Sometimes when you’ve got a guy, who we suspended, being in that position, and calling plays at the beginning and during the offseason, and it’s hard for other to emerge that way. But then you’ve got new players, and you’ve got a guy you trade for in Carson Palmer, coming in at midseason last year trying to be an offensive leader, the dynamics, you’ve got to build the thing right.

When you look at the whole package with Rolando, what you’ve seen on tape this year, what happened just recently, are you comfortable with what he’s done? What’s your overall take on the big picture with Rolando and can he come back to this team and be on this team in the future and fill one of those leadership roles?
“No. 1, from a leadership standpoint, you cannot do what he did and call yourself a leader. Period. Now, what to do with him afterwards, you’re talking about post-suspension, we’ll let that play out. I don’t want to make a decision or announcement at this time. But, you know, it’s not good to act and do what he did.”

What about what he’s done in the games? What’s your evaluation of him in the games?
“That’s another thing. From the evaluation standpoint, be it players and coaches, I really want to talk about that at the season’s end because we still pretty much got a third of the season to play. I’m looking forward to seeing Omar Gaither in there and I want to see how he runs this team and plays in the middle. But I’ve had 11 games to evaluate Rolando up close. We’ll finish that up at the end.”

Can you look at a guy like Wheeler, who you got at a pretty decent price for a one-year contract — will you look to target guys to bring back, maybe before the end of the season, not necessarily him. Or will you wait until after the season.
“Without getting into which players and all that, yes, we are targeting. That’s part of my deal, that’s what I want to try to do, is to target and see how we can work it. But, yes, we are kind of targeting certain guys. We have quite a few free agents. We’re going to try to target and see who we can get done before the league year (ends) or even before the season. But yes, we are targeting guys.”

Do you guys view Michael Huff as a cornerback long-term?
“No, he’s a safety. I didn’t have a lot of corners to begin with. We had at the start of the season one guy, two guys, that were here last year. Michael Huff just gave us the ability because of his skill level, athleticism, he was our best option to do that with.”

Is important to you to see Terrelle Pryor play before the end of the year?
“I care because that’s the only way I can evaluate him, is to play him. Now, when he plays, how much he plays, that will be a charge to the coaching staff but, yes. We’ve got a third of the season left, and this is a good time to try to figure out what works best for him.”

What would be a successful season for you with a third of the season left?
“I want us to not only play well in the last five games. You can go down — defense, I don’t want to give up big runs. That means our gap control has gotten to a minimum as far as making mistakes. Now if a guy breaks a tackle, you know, that’s just their guy’s better than our guy. And I’m fine with that. But to give them stuff. We’re not good enough to just give guys, let alone points, but just to give them big plays like that. I’m looking for the offense to not just move the ball but score some points, get better in red zone, get better on third down, keep the chains moving, score points. More consistent special teams play, especially in coverage. I’m looking for a lot of things, but I’m looking for some wins.”

Is this where you find out when it’s 3-8 and five games to go when you’re evaluating who really wants to play?
“Who really wants to play? Who really wants to be a Raider? who’s going to play Raider football? I’m talking each and every one of us, coaches and players.”

Is that a tall order to ask them to play well based upon how the last four games went?
“No. It really isn’t. It really isn’t. Some of the guys physically are beat up. It might be pushing it, pushing those guys when you’re talking about playing well. They’re fighting through some injuries and some hurts. But, no, it’s not a tall order.”

How do players play well against Atlanta and then not take same approach and play poorly week after week?
Reggie: I don’t know. When a guy sees, I played this defense this way and this is what happenedm can I guarantee that player will say that every game? It’s hard to say yes because I don’t think I know. I don’t have a handle on how or what Miles Burris is going to play this action or how Rolando is going to fit this run. It’s hard to say who’s going to do it the right way all the time. It’s the coaches’ job to point it out and make him do it the right way. So, now I wish I had a whole lot of depth to rotate and figure out who can do it better, but we’re limited. From a standpoint of injuries make the rotation thinner. Guys, it’s the coaches’ job to coach them and the players’ job to do what they coach. It really is.

Have you been resistant to pick up free agents? Is that a philosophy or is that a cap thing?
Reggie: No, the philosophy is to upgrade your roster. Did I think some of those guys would upgrade us on the field. Guys, I research everything. Before Babin’s name hit the fan, I researched it. I looked at the tape. I researched everything and made the call. That’s my call.

Is it possible Rolando has played his last game?
Reggie: It’s going to be a possibility because we suspended him. Now, it’s always what’s going to happen afterward. What’s his approach afterward? I know what he texted, Facebooked or all that stuff. What he said, that he’s gone. I think I am the one that is going to make that call, not him.

Have you talked with him since this all went down?
Reggie: No.

Do you feel the need to?
Reggie: Absolutely not.

Does he have to say anything or demonstrate anything to the coaches?
Reggie: Yeah, yeah. It’s going to be on him. I don’t feel the need to approach him. So far, he is not apologetic.

Was there one action or a series of actions?
Reggie: His suspension doesn’t mean this is the first time. … We wouldn’t suspend him unless it was something major, including all that stuff off the field and on the field and all that. I think a two-game suspension pretty much says it’s an issue.

Was Pat Lee cut based on play or was that a warning/message to other players?
Reggie: Pat Lee understands the defense and the one thing he could do is come in there and get you by games. From a need, I felt, what we really needed from a totality standpoint, special teams play, we needed productive play in all areas. So with Ron coming back, I felt like we had our season-opening starter coming back and those two kind of cancelled out to me. Now, I wish Pat Lee was more dominant and helped us out a little more on special teams. To his credit, he was kind of beat up physically, too.

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I love the Raider Nation. The 49er fans just whine when the team looses. Raider Nation folks rebuild the team and make sure the Raiders know what to fix just in case they missed it.

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Yep. I love my RN brothers and sisters to death. By far the most erudite X&O fanbase in the NFL. Keep up the good work RN. Why i read every single comment of every article. Wealth of wisdom, good debate, devils advocates, scouting knowledge, and the best sense of humor.

http://ggeden.blogspot.com/ GG

Btw, qodrn1…

If Pryor plays 3 or more qtrs
Raiders 27
Browns 24

If Leinart/Palmer play most of the game
Browns 34
Raiders 13

http://raiders.com Albert Bigelow Paine

Oakofshow, are you going to be alright trying to read Reggie’s interview? I’m sure it will be difficult for you to read that many words, but I know you can trooper through it!

MiamiRaider78

GG,

I always look forward to reading your comments and learning a thing or two. Thanks!

#5 thanks. There’s no more humbling feeling than being appreciated by my fellow RN’ers, and nothing more productive than all of us sharing this think-tank together, bouncing stuff of each other.

John David Booty

I didnt know the Oakland Raiders were the only team with a salary cap. I guess the NFL really is against us. In that case, I’ll just have to commend Reggie for having the courage to take on the arduous task that being the GM for the Raiders is. All this time, Reggie, I thought all teams had a salary cap. Now that I know youre the only one that has to deal with it, feel free to make all the excuses that you want.

ChrisinNC

As frustrated as I am with this team — and man, I’m frustrated — every time I’ve listened to Reggie talk, there’s something about the guy that I just like. Something intangible. I don’t know if it’s his no-nonsense, focused demeanor, or his matter-of-fact mannerisms, but he shoots it straight.

He admits this job was a mess when he came in. He admits the talent is very thin. He’s not pulling punches. But he also isn’t saying that excuses a November like we had. It just shows how much of a debacle the previous regime left him.

I hate that we’re losing, but what I hear in that man’s voice is a guy who’s working around the clock, non stop, giving it all he has to make this team better. Who has a vision, who understands what it takes to build a team that isn’t just a flash in a pan, but has a backbone, a heart and soul.

I’m frustrated as heck. But when it comes down to it, I believe in Reggie McKenzie.

backstageatapuppetshow

ChrisinNC Says:
November 30th, 2012 at 4:24 pm

As frustrated as I am with this team — and man, I’m frustrated — every time I’ve listened to Reggie talk, there’s something about the guy that I just like. Something intangible. I don’t know if it’s his no-nonsense, focused demeanor, or his matter-of-fact mannerisms, but he shoots it straight.

He admits this job was a mess when he came in. He admits the talent is very thin. He’s not pulling punches. But he also isn’t saying that excuses a November like we had. It just shows how much of a debacle the previous regime left him.

I hate that we’re losing, but what I hear in that man’s voice is a guy who’s working around the clock, non stop, giving it all he has to make this team better. Who has a vision, who understands what it takes to build a team that isn’t just a flash in a pan, but has a backbone, a heart and soul.

I’m frustrated as heck. But when it comes down to it, I believe in Reggie McKenzie.
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You sound like a speech writer for the Democratic Party….

Sell crazy someplace else….

http://ggeden.blogspot.com/ GG

#10 + 1

fingers

I’m giving them till the end of next season before decide my final opinion…. So far I’m not impressed with Allen…not impressed with Tarver or Hoffman either ….I’ve also seen enough of Knapp…the Play calling has been a mystery at times…

CVRaider

The only way I will feel good about next year (With DA and Mckenzie on board) is if Knapp goes, along with Kelly, Seymour, Breisel and Simms. Tarver is not creative enough and doesn’t coach his players well. They are constantly filling the wrong gaps, covering the wrong guy or jogging. When the season started, I remember seeing 9 men in the box, now everything seems pretty bland. Mix it up some. Knapp….. he’s just dumb. Takes the best player and asks him to change his style.

ottocrat

I can’t believe I made it through that entire article. The nonsensical ramblings of a complete boob. P.S. I’d really like to hear what was said, and what was done when they 86′d RoSuckdo. That’s probably the only interesting thing going on right now.

RaiderRoman

Reggie said “slap em upside the head!”
Love it!!! Old School

Jaysohn

So the team has been bad for well over a decade and everyone wants to criticize the new GM and head coach for somehow not creating a miracle in his first year. I know its hard to do but sometimes you have to accept that your team isn’t one or two players away or even a better coordinator away from being good, the Raiders are a couple of off-seasons away. This team had to be totally rebuilt from the ground up. There wasn’t even a modern computer and video system in the building. We all loved Al but also knew that he gave out crazy contracts to undeserving players and made horrible early round draft choices. That’s why this team is a mess and it’s going to McKenzie sometime to clean it up. That’s the reality, in too many positions that don’t have the players to make the plays. Simple as that, sometimes players have to make plays, sometimes the players have to lead and they don’t have the players to do that. Let’s see if Reggie can weed out the bad and get those players.

aclozer

Wow, that was a softball interview. Hey media, here is a question: Reggie, you got rid of a coach that they players loved and respected, Palmer was familiar with, McFadden was prosperous under and took a team to 8-8 despite losing a starting QB, RB and 3 WR’s to injury throughout the season. Do you acknowledge that your first decision as a GM (to fire the head coach) was a major mistake that cost this team a chance at the playoffs?

Re-read these questions…….What a joke. Just kiss the guy already.

Raider guy

Told you. Man with a plan

Raider guy

Backstage….#10….you mean the same Democratic Party that is kicking arse? Sell ur crazy somewhere else.

conrad0509

Bottom line RM and DA have a plan and its going to take a couple of years to built a decent roster and have a successful team year after year.

omoran

Raider( since1967)
★★★★★★★
Hi CORK!
THIS, is what I wanted to here and I am very proud of him
“This is my team and will make everyyhing I can to make us a
Superbowl team! “

DT42

More talk. Just stop Richardson and don’t let Phil Taylor look like an all pro. This is the first time I can remember the Raiders complaining about the cap situation. Players used to renegotiate their contracts when Al was in charge. Now they look at playing for the Raiders as business decision. You wanted a modern franchise you got one. I give you your 2012 Oakland Jaguars.

omoran

Raider(since 1967
★★★★★★★
Now I am positively 100% sure that this poor man is really Fedup like me. Short of what I would have said and done in this
Superb interview he hit it right in the head! ABOUT 95% of of making me and rest happy.
Whoever ask for these interview must have given him our BLOGS
OR simply he and his assistance or web people in the internet must have read them. ANYWAYS GREAT FOR US!

omoran

Raider(since1967)
★★★★★★★
DUDES, you see. We got a real man here! A great GM, let him work his had to
Climb a big mountain and salary cap problems, not say bad players and no
Draft pics at all. ROOKIES had to begin to play together and make mistakes.
TWO things were not ask my 5% to calm my nerves and ANSWERS!
ARE we going out and getting our FUTURE Qb — in the 1-2 round DRAFT?
YOU said, that we need a Defensive Leader (a -RAY LEWIS) are we picking from
Draft, a MANTI.TEO? or a FREE AGENT HERO ?

omoran

Raider (since 1967)
★★★★★★★
REGGIE, walk softly by the OFFICE and SIDELINES and-
“CARY A BIG STICK ”
Now I am sure he must be thinking about 2 very important
Decision in December.
#1 -Getting Rid of Greg Knapp? Dumping him.
#2-Bringjng GRUDEN and solving all you problem right away!
SOMEONE who read my blog, please ask him, CORK?
TELL HIM MONEY TALKS –IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT!

omoran

Raider(since 1967)
★★★★★★★
For those who laugh at THE MAN REGGIE.
HA HA -He might even get rid of coaches and dump1/2
Half of the team.
“MIGHT EVEN BRING GRUDEN”
CHUCKY IS GOING TO GUT THE PLACE UP! For him?
Gruden is all you ever need, satisfaction garanteed; give him
Half the chance ,and he”ll rule the world !

Ghost2Post

Look, if the colts can turn it around in one season. I don’t see why we can’t right the ship.

pdr

I don’t know, but this press conference sounds like some serious b.s. to me. I liked Reggie as a player, but he’s blowing some serious smoke up our collective a**es here.
Gap control? Our whole defense is one big uncontrolled gap (pun provided at a lack of ignorance).

I never thought I’d miss Gradkowski this much… what a sad state of affairs this team has become in such a short time.

omoran

Raider( since 1967)
★★★★★★★
Morning CORK !
WISH -I could have more RAIDER POLLING on your Forum.
And not on everything, but like in the REGGIE M interview so when
We read it from your forum you can poll us like-
#A – Were you as a Raider Fan satisfied with GM interview
#B- REGGIE didn’t talk about Greg Knapp bad plays low scoring,
How satified are you -#1 -you are satisfied
#2-not happy but lets give him time

omoran

Raider(since 1967)
★★★★★★★
CORK-You do an excellent job with the FORUM believe me
And you are a great HERO to all of RAIDERNATION.
YOU- have a great response and as news spokesman you are
AlwayS digging for RAIDER NEWS and answers.
Sometimes, not to critisize,but the more polling the better.
See by polling on RAIDER situation like this one, were FANS are waiting for desperate answers and nothing comes out of close door,when we get them we can bottle the evidence.
Non the less, like COSELL used to say, if we have the polls they
Are aware and they believe me have people reading everything

omoran

Raider(since1967)
★★★★★★★
Fans, real FANS like me love them to death and although I
Make many typing errors you guys get the picture.Using the
Mobile screen is not that easy! But non the less I wan’t Gruden
And the PLAYOFF ,PLAYOFFS. You say PLAYOFFS, you are lucky
If we can win one game ! Furthermore less get back to the picture and then offcorse to the importance of the POLLING in
The OAKLAND FORUM. I myself find it great, so from there they can gather the so important information of how and what the fans are sayind

omoran

Raider(since 1967)
★★★★★★★
Some people say such is the ARROGANCE of the players there, that they don’t deserve the bread they eat.
But I continue like you , and non the less the polling should continue and somehow and somewere along the way I figure that KNAPP might be getting A STUNTING LEFT THAT DID THE DAMAGE. Get the picture?
Angelo, angie,please bring me MUHAMAD OVER!

The Bay Area has to have some of the weakest media in the nation. Weak sports talk shows (KNBR) and passive sports writers. Why hasn’t Reggie Mc been asked if he regrets firing Hue Jackson and if not why considering the results. When RMc redirected blame to the players (instead of the coaches) basically claiming players weren’t executing. He should have been asked if he felt it was wise to force players to adjust to schemes counter to their abilities vs his coaches creating schemes that mmazimize player strengths. The interview and interviewer sucked and failed to clarify anything.